Pierre Moscovici, France's finance minister, warned continuing on a strict austerity course would only "nourish a social crisis that leads to populism."
India's finance minister told Parliament that attracting foreign investment was crucial to stemming economic slowdown and getting the nation back to fiscal health.
U.K. finance minister faces criticism from British taxpayers that they will be footing the bill for offences committed when the bank was still owned by private shareholders.